Obama’s approval rating has never been as low as any of the past five Republican presidents

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Aug 27, 2013 at 11:06 AMAug 27, 2013 at 1:03 PM

These are not the best of times for President Obama in terms of public satisfaction with the job he’s doing.

At this writing, his approval rating in Gallup’s three-day tracking poll is roughly even, with 47 percent disapproving while 45 percent give him thumbs up — a difference that falls within the poll’s margin of error.

That’s a far cry from Obama’s highest rating — 69 percent — which came during the early months of his presidency. But it’s somewhat better than his all-time low of 38 percent approval two years ago this month.

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Pat Cunningham

These are not the best of times for President Obama in terms of public satisfaction with the job he’s doing.

At this writing, his approval rating in Gallup’s three-day tracking poll is roughly even, with 47 percent disapproving while 45 percent give him thumbs up — a difference that falls within the poll’s margin of error.

That’s a far cry from Obama’s highest rating — 69 percent — which came during the early months of his presidency. But it’s somewhat better than his all-time low of 38 percent approval two years ago this month.